As an ATC cadet in 1949, I managed to get 10 hours flying training at No. 1 Reserve Flying Training School, Panshangar. This was not a "Flying Scholarship" which was a much bigger thing with a solo flight at the end of it. There was no solo at the end of my 10 hours but the interesting thing was that I started my training on Tiger Moths and then halfway through, the School re-equipped with Chipmunks which I was told had just been fitted with their "Anti-Spin Strakes" to fix a problem that they had with spin recovery.
So I enjoyed the rest of my training on this new type with a proper canopy instead of open cockpits. Sadly, I have lost my old record of service book that would have the registrations of the Chipmunks that I flew in that time.
I joined the RAF soon after this and trained on Prentices then Harvards and the Vampire 5.
Years later when in BEA, I joined a syndicate to run G-APSB...I have a soft spot for the Chipmunk
